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Jimmy Burch has covered professional golf for the Star-Telegram since 1991. He’s received state and national honors for his writing but fills his own scorecard with more bogeys than birdies when he hits the local links.

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August 19, 2010

Dalke earns player of year honors

Brad Dalke, a junior golfer from Mansfield, has been selected as the 2009-2010 Legends Junior Tour player of the year in the boys 14-and-under age group.

Dalke, 12, began his season with an 18-stroke victory in the 2009 Winter Classic and recently capped it with a victory at the 2010 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. Other player of the year honorees included Austin’s Stratton Nolen (boys 15-18 age group), Allen’s Jessa LaBarbera (girls 15-18 age group) and Plano’s Vanessa Ha (girls 14-and-under age group).